Jazz - April 30
Cool Cat Learning
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Today is Noise Awareness Day, Bugs Bunny Day, Bubble Tea Day, Mr. Potato Head Day, Oatmeal Cookie Day, Raisin Day, and International Jazz Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day - April is National Poetry Month
Today's Theme: Jazz
ON THIS DATE
- 1598 - Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
- 1789 - George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
- 1803 - The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
- 1812 - Louisiana becomes the 18th state.
- 1859 - "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens is published
- 1900 - Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States
- 1938 - The animated cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt featuring Happy Rabbit, an early version of Bugs Bunny, premieres in movie theaters.
- 1945 - Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide.
- 1975 - The South Vietnamese capital of Saigon falls to Communist forces.
- 1997 - ABC airs the "coming out" episode of the sitcom "Ellen,"
- 1662 - Queen Mary II of England
- 1877 - Writer Alice B. Toklas
- 1926 - Actor Cloris Leachman
- 1954 - Director Jane Campion
- 1957 - Rapper Wonder Mike
- 1985 - Actor Gal Gadot
POEM OF THE DAY
Jayne Cortez - Jazz Fan Looks Back
THEME: Jazz
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Hoots and Wynton Marsalis (2:57) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Art and Math and Jazz (1:03) - VIEW
- Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Wynton Marsalis plays "No Matter Your Language." (4:08) - VIEW
- Grades: 4-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Introduction to Jazz Style (8:54) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - Ken Burns in the Classroom - Jazz Images - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Learning Media - The Jazz Ambassadors Collection - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Masters - Jazz: A Metaphor for America (6:04) - VIEW and DO
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